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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1905
Page
2
A collage of 1925 Kansas and national items including Oklahoma population rise, Rockefeller's Yale gift, Kansas City rail depot plans, and political notes. Mentioned are the Kansas Journal, Missouri court actions, Russian Baltic tensions, and July Fourth flag respect in Indian Territory.
The text argues Kansas City Missouri should host a branch medical school of the University of Missouri rather than Kansas. It suggests the stance reveals civic sentiment toward Kansas and criticizes a Kansas option as revealing strong regional loyalties.
The new board of control of Kansas state charitable institutions announces no immediate changes to current officers. Some members pressed for sweeping replacements to align with the state administration, but Douglas County member Sherman G. Elliott opposed rapid upheaval and urged careful investigation and gradual improvements. The stance aims for prudent reform over political reshuffle.
Fein takes control of Henson electrical stock and will run the electrical branch jointly with Benson who shifts to plumbing. Fein, a skilled electrician, promises best service including wiring fittings and fixtures. Benson will devote full time to plumbing, combining both businesses for strong local service.
Last night a fierce storm brought 1.08 inches of rain per Dr. F H Snow of the University of Kansas. Thunder and lightning thundered for about an hour with a continuous display. The rain caused flooded gutters and washed treets and ran ways, while the town endured a terrifying yet windless downpour.
Urgent sale of a two story frame house facing South Massachusetts Street. Property lot measures about 240 feet deep with a good condition structure. Owner seeks cash offers and invites immediate inquiries. Apply to the listed contact.
Patrice Ohmer, a keeper at the New York zoological gardens, endured a startling encounter with a large tarantula recently and recovered. The event drew attention to tarantulas of the Myngle family, noted for their severe bites, with observers describing the danger and unusual reaction of the keeper during the episode.
In a collage of fragmented notices a mix of trade secrets, a crime vignette, medical ads, and legal notices appear. References to Armand, Apprentices, and a Denver Epworth League convention hint at diverse historical community activities and cautions about health remedies amid wary economic chatter.
OCR text shows a collage of random phrases about music, people named Amber, Merlyn, and others, plus scattered ads for life medicine, gloves, and real estate. It reads like a damaged newspaper page with misread lines and stray product notices. The readable items include promotional blurbs and sale notices.
J P Sinclair Brack offers careful eye testing and fitting at Henry & Sons in the Ellis & Hobbs old stand. Other sellers like Studebakers and bug wear advertise lower prices.
A jumble of notices from Lawrence merchants and service providers including furniture and car repairs, grocery offers, loan ads, and new office moves. Items mention Bennett & Co, Thad Stevens, Masters grocer at 828 Massachusetts, Morrison Lem an, Dr. Blair moving July 1, Schulzy & Ritner buggies, Callahan restaurant, and assorted sales on drills buggies and children’s portrait sessions.
An advertisement extols Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only constitutional remedy that reaches the blood and mucous surfaces to cure catarrh. It promises a $100 reward for any case it cannot cure and urges senders to obtain testimonials, with Toledo based Cheney & Co. listed as makers and local druggists selling the product.
A new apprenticeship program will place Columbia College graduates at a mineral mine near Monmouth Springs to gain practical experience. About 20 mining engineering graduates will work under agreed conditions, with the mine owners covering development costs and providing nominal wages. The mine, rich in gold copper iron lead and tungsten, promises broad mining exposure and hands on training parallel to a western program.
Reverend D Moore of Barpersville Baptist Church endorses King's New Discovery as a grand cure for coughs and consumption proofed by his own recovery after wet night coughs. Barber & Boy's druggists offer trial bottles at 1.00 with a warranty. Also notes fastest Kansas City to St Louis train service via Wakesh line.
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